Property Tax

CITIZEN PRESS RELEASE: CAOPT Provides Response to Legislators On Overriding Governor DeWine’s Veto

OhioRegister

21 Jul 2025 — 1 min read

BY BRIAN MASSIE

Cleveland, Ohio – The Committee to Abolish Ohio Property Taxes, or CAOPT, will not be influenced by the outcome of the vote by the State legislature on Governor Mike DeWine’s veto of the property tax changes since they were never real reform in the first place. The proposed changes are designed to pacify angry homeowners while preserving the overly complex, broken, immoral tax system. The legislators are doing nothing to address the core injustice of taxing people out of their homes while funding an ever-growing bureaucracy.

“Once again, the people of Ohio take a back seat to big government, and the donor class,” said Brian Massie, spokesperson for the Committee. They have chosen to protect government coffers over family budgets.

Governor DeWine justified his veto by expressing concern for school funding, yet the Committee argues that the whole system must change to avoid bankrupting property owners and pricing families out of their homes.

“Property ownership is the foundation of freedom and liberty,” Massie added. “But when taxes increase without your consent and without regard to your ability to pay, that foundation starts to crack.”

“With this vote, the legislature sent a message loud and clear: their loyalty lies with tax-hungry bureaucracies and their donor base, not with the people who elected them,” said Massie. “We are not going away – the fight to abolish unfair property taxes is just beginning.”

The Committee to Abolish Ohio Property Taxes is calling on citizens across the State to join the movement to completely abolish the complex property tax system in the State. Please sign the petition and become a circulator to help us collect signatures. Go to AxOhTax.com or ReformPropertyTax.com for more information.

ANY TAX CAUSING A CITIZEN TO BECOME HOMELESS IS IMMORAL!

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